biting (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Apt to biteII. Cutting, severe1. asper, ĕra, ĕrum2. mordax3. mordens • biting (adj.): I. Apt to bite: mordax, ācis: a b. dog, m. canis, Pl.. a b. horse, m. equus, Gell. II. Cutting, severe: 1. asper, ĕra, ĕrum: more b. witticisms, asperiores facetiae, Cic. 2. mordax: a b. poem, m. carmen, Ov.: b. envy, m. invidia, Phaedr. 3. mordens: Juv.: v. galling, stinging.